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"Could I first of all take the opportunity to welcome the report and say that the whole issue of the management, control and the conservation of fisheries stocks is a major problem no matter where you look. Throughout the European Union and far beyond we are all well aware of that.
It has also been the source of tremendous disagreement between the fishermen, on one hand, and the scientists, on the other. To some extent, those of us who are politicians find ourselves in the middle. We are neither fishermen nor scientists and we try to find the way and the truth between what both are saying to us. This is an extremely difficult position to have to try to find a way through.
What I would say to this House and to the Commissioner is that we need information of the highest quality and the highest standard that we can all, scientists, fishermen or politicians, take on board. That is why I believe there is a tremendous role for the Commission to play in going out there and encouraging the fishermen to come forward and cooperate with it and come forward with a solution that we can all agree to.
The Commission should take account of the views of the national regional authorities and the industry. The Commissioner, when he replied to my report last month, seemed to get his geographical situations slightly mixed up – he did not know whether he was going to Scotland, Ireland or Northern Ireland. I suddenly discovered that he went to Scotland and the Republic of Ireland but he did not come to Northern Ireland. Hopefully, geographically, he will be much better placed in the future. I know he knows where Northern Ireland is and I certainly hope he will come in the future to visit the fishermen there.
I want to say, before we come to a decision that will end the chaos – because I think we are all aware of the situation we are facing coming into December on TACs and quotas – that it is going to be extremely difficult not only for the regional and national areas and the fishermen but also for the Commission. We need a better way of addressing this at a better time of the year with a greater lead in and greater cooperation than we have had in the past. I ask the Commission to take that on board."@en1
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